As I see it, we need to take care of every one and everything. The difference between man and animal is, man has free will and is in charge of his life and where it goes. Animals that are not running free are subject to man. They no longer have any control over their own life. Which I know has happened to millions of people too, and is another topic. But no living being on earth should be precluded because of another. Not man or animal. I am into helping all life on earth.
And while I feel for the homeless more than you know, and have fed and clothed them in my life, I feel alot of them are there by choice. Alot are not. Some people are just too lazy to make something out of their life, while others think the world owes them something, and they die waiting to get it. And I would also like to say that it apparently isn't very popular among some people for America to stand up against the tyrants that supress, kill and torture their fellow man. There has been one belly ache over it after another. We're damned if we do, and damned if we don't.
And Kona, you have no need to appologize to me. You have to live with yourself, and I have to live with myself. If you like how you are, what should it matter to you what I think of your eating habits? I am just greatful that there is not a species out there bigger and stronger than us that could round us up, torture us, and skin us alive so they have something fresh to eat, that satisfies their pallet. I know the bears and certain animals kill man everyday, but they do keep us locked up, or round us up first. They only do it to survive. We do not need all these different animals to mistreat and then eat to survive. Maybe it is payback for all of man's inconsiderations to the animal world.